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Accident: 14402143 - Drum Being Cut Exploded, Killing One And Injuring One Emp.

Accident: 14402143 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 06/17/1986
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
10030594507/15/19864213Pat Baker Co. Inc.

ONE EMPLOYEE (#1) WAS KILLED AND ANOTHER (#2) INJURED WHEN A 55 GALLON DRUM, WHICH WAS BEING CUT IN HALF, EXPLODED. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHAT THE MOST RECENT CONTENTS OF THE DRUM WERE. IT ORIGINALLY CONTAINED 40 WEIGHT OIL. THE DRUM HAD NOT BEEN CLEANED OR PURGED. BOTH EMPLOYEES WERE BURNED IN THE EXPLOSION.

Keywords: flammable vapors, work rules, drum, explosion, purging, cutting and burning

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 100305945 Hospitalized injury Burn/Scald(Heat) Occupation not reported
2 100305945 Fatality Burn/Scald(Heat) Occupation not reported

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